Michael Scuse
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United States Secretary of Agriculture Acting |
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In office January 13, 2017 – January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Tom Vilsack |
| Succeeded by | Mike Young (Acting) |
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United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Acting |
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In office March 2016 – January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Krysta Harden |
| Succeeded by | Mike Young (Acting) |
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In office May 14, 2012 – January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | James W. Miller |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
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| Born | 1954 (age 62–63) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Patrice Scuse |
Michael T. Scuse (born 1954) is an American public official. He was the acting United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, and, following the resignation of Tom Vilsack on January 13, 2017, was acting United States Secretary of Agriculture until Donald Trump took office as President. He also served as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services since 2012.
Prior to his joining the United States Department of Agriculture, Scuse served as Secretary of the Delaware Department of Agriculture from May 2001 until September 2008, when he resigned to become Chief of Staff to Governor of Delaware Ruth Ann Minner.
He was re-appointed as Secretary of the Delaware Department of Agriculture by Governor-elect John Carney in January 2017.
Scuse and his wife Patrice own a farm in Smyrna, Delaware.
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